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Household of Henry Fairs (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, Sussex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Henry Fairs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Fairs, born in 1835 in West Grinstead, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Fairs, born in 1837 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Lancing, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1873 in Lancing, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1876 in Lancing, Sussex, England) and Jesse (born 1877 in Lancing, Sussex, England).


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Henry Fairs's household

Male

Henry

Fairs

Head
Female

Eliza

Fairs

Wife
Male

James

Fairs

Son
Female

Alice

Fairs

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Fairs

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Fairs

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Fairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Fairs

Head

Married

46

1835

West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Eliza

Fairs

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

James

Fairs

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancing, Sussex, England

Alice

Fairs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancing, Sussex, England

Fanny

Fairs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancing, Sussex, England

Jesse

Fairs

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancing, Sussex, England

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